We're sorry and we will not sell your pictures says Instagram
0. phoneArena posted on 19 Dec 2012, 01:42
In response to earlier panic and confusion over a change in its ToS that many feared would allow Instagram to sell user's photographs and receive all of the compensation; the photo-sharing site apologized for the confusion and CEO Kevin Systrom said that the comnpany would revise the ToS with a clearer description of its intentions...
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1. D.Aceveda posted on 19 Dec 2012, 01:45 13
I've never understood the point of Instagram. Photos? Facebook does that. Twitter and status updates? Facebook does that.
Whats next? A new website that lets users private message only? I'm sure that'll be the next big thing.
8. tigermcm posted on 19 Dec 2012, 04:52 0
I'm STILL trying to get the point of them when facebook does each. heck I see ppls status on facebook attached to twitter so whats the point???
11. Valdomero posted on 19 Dec 2012, 07:42 1
@tigermcm #you #can't #argue #facebook
I even felt bad for writing that, that's just plain dumb.
I still don't get the point of this.
20. metalpoet (unregistered) posted on 19 Dec 2012, 20:45 0
After myspace turned weird in 2009 I stopped caring about social networking websites like facebook and twitter. but then again maybe I was just aging and maturing lol. someday the rest of the world will catch up to us :)
15. jmoita2 posted on 19 Dec 2012, 11:18 1
I know; redundancy seems to be the new hot trend these days...
18. MC1123 posted on 19 Dec 2012, 19:33 0
well, to my observation instagram concentrates on pictures more! and with those filters etc etc.... facebook is general... and twitter is microblogging..but will also make something that is instagram-ish and tumblr-ish!
19. D.Aceveda posted on 19 Dec 2012, 20:02 1
filters? LOL! Facebook could have added that. Mostly all smartphones have sets of filters already inside the stock photo editor. Instagram is useless and only stupid people find use in it. Same with Twitter.
21. MC1123 posted on 19 Dec 2012, 21:19 0
well instagram and twitter are made for celeb (but more on twitter) coz atleast their fans know what they are doing! and its easy to follow than to send a friend request!
2. darkskoliro posted on 19 Dec 2012, 02:01 5
Still leaves a bad taste in my mouth, wont look at them the same again.
5. MeoCao (unregistered) posted on 19 Dec 2012, 02:39 5
And people accuse Google for selling users data.
Google sells the data without users' identities, and here FB tried to sell users identities, that's huge difference.
7. Droid_X_Doug posted on 19 Dec 2012, 03:40 1
I think it was just a huge overreach on the ToS. Nothing like an about-face. I wonder how many users remain on Instagram? Power to the people.
14. gwuhua1984 posted on 19 Dec 2012, 11:12 0
I'm just glad I never used Instagram... Won't have to worry about their ToS BS.
3. goflet posted on 19 Dec 2012, 02:25 4
i dont think anybody misunderstood or instagram made mistake in the explaniton.they said they would sell the users photos without any compensation.period.After this they got a huge reaction from users and had to step back.end of story.
16. XPERIA-KNIGHT posted on 19 Dec 2012, 15:40 0
hahaha yea thats pretty much what happened :( but dont hold it against them too much cuz they did the right thing and humbled themselves, thats the least they could do...........at least they're not ashamed to apologize unlike some companies out there who are "shameless" at doing their dirt...
4. BattleBrat posted on 19 Dec 2012, 02:37 1
it was a way for people on iOS to post pics to facebook, twitter, etc, seeing as iOS didnt let you do that at the time, all that integration was already a part of Android, so instagram wasnt as needed. Same goes with that YouTube uploader app for iOS that Android users were whining about, YOU DONT NEED IT Android already has it built in! iOS is a locked down Nazi box (and i CURRENTLY have a iPhone 4s AND a RAZR,)and needs apps to do basic things us Android users take for granted. pardon my errors, I'm learning DVORAK
6. XPERIA-KNIGHT posted on 19 Dec 2012, 02:40 1
wow so i wonder if what i was saying earlier sounds dumb now.....whatever glad that they handled this in a mature and "honest" way..............Cuz remeber if you lose ur users, you will certainly LOSE you company!
9. ryq24 posted on 19 Dec 2012, 05:08 2
nice try. if no one protest about this rule then they would be making lots of money at other people's expense.
10. ibap posted on 19 Dec 2012, 07:03 1
Another case of saying what you intended and SURPRISE! being caught out at it. Like Romney during the election and kind of like the NRA's statement -
The National Rifle Association has broken its silence on the mass school shooting in Newtown, Conn., saying it is ready to “offer meaningful contributions” to the effort to make sure there are no more incidents like the one in which 20-year-old Adam Lanza used an assault rifle to kill 27 people before killing himself.
Their solution is probably to arm everyone. And we all know people who shouldn't have a gun when they're sober, let alone under-the-influence.
13. SkurtMcGurt posted on 19 Dec 2012, 08:37 0
Too bad. I always wanted to see myself on a billboard on the highway






